I have certainly witnessed the difference it tube life between the chafing and antichaffing.The talcum powder negates the necessity of putting a new tube in every time you get a new tire. I had the original tubes in with 4 sets of tires behind them when the bike crashed. The tires still held air! If they haven't been punctured and I don't see any chafed spots, I use the tubes for a longtime!Replace them everytime? Poppycock!Bare

I used baby powder for the first time (as per mentioned on this forum) when I installed my 705s. Sure makes a mess at first, but the tube definitely seated better inside of the tire. Especially when trying to maneuver the tube inside of the tire to get the valve stem lined up. Seems like it almost eliminates pinch flats too.

So talcum powder is made from talc. Is baby powder made from.........?

Some of it is corn starch based. You don't want corn starch in your tire, it gets wet and turns into wallpaper paste. Talc is what you want to use in a tire.If all else fails use Gold Bond and save what's left over for your underwear. Still smells good when you take it off a few years later.CJ

~use Gold Bond and save what's left over for your underwear. Still smells good when you take it off a few years later.~

That's what I get writing something at work when 3 people are talking to me.I was going to change it to read "when you take the tire off a few years later" but what the hell, it fits both ways I guess.

Arizoni, underwear is something you wear up here in the great white north to keep things close so they don't catch cold.

That's what I get writing something at work when 3 people are talking to me.I was going to change it to read "when you take the tire off a few years later" but what the hell, it fits both ways I guess.

Arizoni, underwear is something you wear up here in the great white north to keep things close so they don't catch cold.

Don't forget your LONG JOHNS/LONG UNDERWARE! LOL It's been a few years since I've had to wear those. Thank God.

Don't forget your LONG JOHNS/LONG UNDERWARE! LOL It's been a few years since I've had to wear those. Thank God.

Thought you lived in Denver! You ride without long johns? When I'm up in the mountains around here in the winter, you bet your bippy I do. I guess though I can remember riding in 25 degree weather in Wyoming with a t-shirt on occasionally when I was a kid. Didn't go very far.Yeah, it's a dry cold!Bare